Hit-Girl

This is the second volume in Mark Millar's magnum opus known as the Kick-Ass series.  Even though this title was published after Kick-Ass 2 it takes place in between Kick-Ass 1 & 2.  This is essentially a Hit-Girl story shows how she gets to the position she is in at the beginning of the third volume.  Overall I liked this book it gave some depth to the character's it shows that Kick-Ass's real ability comes in being able to keep Hit-Girl grounded which is kind of cool; in doing this the author has found a way to make him a peer of Hit-Girls instead of pathetic wannabe like the first volume made him out to be.  In a way they have made Kick-Ass into a character similar to Alfred.  Can you imagine what Batman would be like if there was no Alfred.  He would be a mess the same can be said about Hit-Girl.  The best part of this series is when Mindy is taking out the hit-men in her own home & goes over to the neighbors to get a sledgehammer that is just hilarious.  There are some really good Easter eggs in here for comics fans that just make you smile when see & read them on the page.  There is even some character development with Red Mist but it feels unfinished.  It seems that all the little Red Mist segments are just thrown in so the reader doesn't forget that he exist.  The real redeeming moment for this series happens on the final pages of this series where Mindy realizes that her family should come before war on crime this helps to show that this series has a heart underneath the violence & gore that Millar has become known for.